The Levin Daily Chronicle TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1936. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 February 1936, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1936. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The popular Kimberley euchre and dance evenings will be starting next Thursday and thereafter will be held fortnightly. Ping pong and bagatelle players will be catered for and everyone is assured of a pleasant evening.

Among the members of the Levin Fire Police who were sworn in for the year on Friday evening last was a new member, Mr. W. H. Walker (not Mr. "W. H. Walkley, as appeared in our issue of Saturday).

A reminder is given of the grand victory social and dance evening which (.has been arranged by the Levin branch of the Labour movement, to take, place '(to-night in the Druids' Hall in honour of My V. L. Hunter, M.P. Several other members of Parliament have signfied their intention of attending, and the excellence of the general arrangements is such that all who attend will pass a highly enjoyable evening.

A Christchurch man who has returned to New Zealand after thirtyeight years spent abroad was astonished to find the ashtrays in a leading city hotel fixed to the tables. He was still more astounded to learn that they wen; fastened down to prevent patrons from taking them. The pilfering of small articles was not considered the right thing when he was formerly in New Zealand, and he thinks it a surprising habit to have become so prevalent.

One of the many problems confronting the Government is the plight of the mortgagor under the former system. of State advances, who either chose not to surrender his mortgage to the Mortgage Corporation or failed to have his ol:ligations taken over by the corporation. Many such mortgagors are heavily in arrears, and are now anxious to know where they stand, and what are their prospects in .respect of the Labour Government helping them. The new Government has not yet decided their policy in dealing with such cases.

It was found on the shore of the Little Barrier Island u small part of the flotsam and jetsam which bestrewed the rocks, says an Auckland paper. The caretaker of the island, recognising it as a storm petrel, proceeded to investigate. Perhaps it was from a passing vessel that someone had tossed the rubber preserving jar ring, which, by passing between the legs and over the right shoulder, ;md pinning the left wing tightly to its side, had become /the agent of death. The sea, the petrel's natural home, had claimed another victim, and by some strange chance had carried it to the shores of the very island set aside by man for the preservation of bird life.

The Bunk o!' Australasia lias received the following cable, dated January .'.lst, from its London oliic.e: —"Frozen lamb: Demand for new season's New Zealand, at the beginning 0 f the yearwas considerably curtailed owing to the high prices and although supplies were not very heavy, slightly lower juices were accepted in order to stimulate trade. During the last fortnight there have been more enquiries and the market continues steady. Australian lamhs: There has been good demand owing to their comparatively lower prices. Frozen mutton: Wethers, demand slow, lightweights supplies limited, however, and market steady; ewes and Australian mutton difficult to sell at Jirst, but there were more enquiries later, and the market improved with an upward tendency. Frozen beef: Trade has been slow but the market is now (inner owing to limited supplies and a better tone for chilled beef."

One of the new perfume bars which was fully described in yesterday's issue has been ordered by Mr. C. S. Keedwell and will be installed shortly in his pharmacy. Perfumes will all be compounded from the finest French extracts and there is a big variety to select from.

To convoy over 7000 bales of wool from Wanganui to Wellington, seven special trains have been brought int.) service

"We were sorry to hear of the death of King George, for lie was a cousin of our own Tsar," said Mr t J. Stekletsky, leader of a party of i\ve Kussian Cossacks who are through passengers, by the Maunganui to Sydney. They are on their way to give displays of equestrian skill, for which the Cossacks are famous, at the Sydney Royal Show.

Purple and black have not always been the mourning colours for kings and queens, and black is not used everywhere to denote private mourning. In the Middle Ages white was used by bereaved queens, and Henry VIII wore white for poor Anne Boleyn. Ln China uite lias always fyeen the mourning colour; pale brown is the hue in Persia; yellow in Egypt and in Burma. In every country however, there is a certain colour used for mourning and some special mourning customs.